Skip to main content Home »EARTH AND SKY OBSERVATORY - Lake Tekapo EARTH AND SKY OBSERVATORY - Lake Tekapo Visit Web Site MtJOHNOBSERVATORY TWILIGHT or NIGHT TOUR: Home to the world's largest dark sky reserve. Astronomy Guides using powerful lasers, navigate you across the Southern Sky,…

…that can only be reached by boat. On the summit of MtJohn is a scientific astronomy observatory on a hill rising 300 metres above the surrounding plains. Tourists are able to go on tours around this facility and learn all about the observatory and astronomy. The wilderness of Mackenzie is prime…